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„N5‟ Homework Workbook
“Understanding Music”
Listening & Literacy
HOMEWORK DUE DATES
Title Date due
Assignment 81 WRITING MUSIC I
Assignment 82 WHAT‟S THE GENRE? I
Assignment 83 TIME SIGNATURES I
Assignment 84 NAME THAT STYLE I
Assignment 85 LITERACY QUIZ I
Assignment 86 MATCH THE CONCEPTS I
Assignment 87 NAME THE NOTES I
Assignment 88 STRUCTURES & FORMS I
Assignment 89 WRITING MUSIC II
Assignment 90 DYNAMICS I
Assignment 91 INTERVALS I
Assignment 92 CONCEPT DETECTIVE WORK I
Assignment 93 KEY SIGNATURES, SCALES &
CHORDS I
Assignment 94 WHATS THE GENRE? II
Assignment 95 LITERACY QUIZ II
Assignment 96 NAME THAT STYLE II
Assignment 97 NAME THE NOTES II
Assignment 98 DEFINE THAT CONCEPT I
Assignment 99 WRITING MUSIC III
Assignment 100 INTERVALS II
Assignment 101 KEY SIGNATURES, SCALES &
CHORDS II
Assignment 102 WHAT IS MINIMALISM?
Assignment 103 REPETITION & SEQUENCE I
Title Date due
Assignment 104 WHATS THE GENRE? III
Assignment 105 LITERACY QUIZ III
Assignment 106 MATCH THE CONCEPTS II
Assignment 107 NOTE NAMING III
Assignment 108 INSTRUMENTS OF THE
ORCHESTRA I
Assignment 109 WRITING MUSIC IV
Assignment 110 KEY SIGNATURES, SCALES &
CHORDS III
Assignment 111 INTERVALS III
Assignment 112 CONCEPT DETECTIVE WORK II
Assignment 113 TIME SIGNATURES II
Assignment 114 STRUCTURES & FORMS II
Assignment 115 LITERACY QUIZ IV
Assignment 116 WHATS THE GENRE? IV
Assignment 117 NAME THE NOTES IV
Assignment 118 DEFINE THAT CONCEPT II
Assignment 119 WRITING MUSIC V
Assignment 110 LITERACY QUIZ V
ASSIGNMENT #81
Writing Music I
When writing music it needs to be done as neatly as possible; the information in a
piece of music is read, and has to be understood at very high speeds so neatness is
VERY important.
Copy this tune onto the empty music lines below.
Remember to copy every single piece of information
ASSIGNMENT #82
What’s The Genre? I
All the concepts you are required to learn are listed under one (or more) of the following
five headings.
STYLES MELODY/HARMONY RHYTHM/TEMPO TEXTURE/STRUCTURE/FORM TIMBRE/DYNAMICS
Identify which of the above headings applies to each of the concepts listed below:
CONCEPT HEADING
1. Ascending
2. Folk Group
3. Repetition
4. Jazz
5. Latin American
6. Bowing
7. Leaping
8. Choir
9. Adagio
10. Chord
11. On The Beat
12. Ostinato
13. Unaccompanied
14. Electric Guitar
15. 4 Beats In The Bar
16. Woodwind
17. Rock n Roll
18. Sequence
19. Staccato
20. Drum Fill
ASSIGNMENT #83
Time Signatures I
The bar lines have been missed out from the following exercises. Based on the Time
Signature at the start of each exercise insert the missing bar lines and identify how many
beats there are in each bar.
Exercise 1:
This exercise has ________ beats in the bar.
Exercise 2:
This exercise has ________ beats in the bar.
Exercise 3:
This exercise has ________ beats in the bar.
ASSIGNMENT #84
Name That Style I
Below are a collection of different music styles.
Opera Latin American
Musical
Reggae
Match the STYLES listed above with the STYLE DEFINITIONS in the table below.
Style Style Definition
A play set to music and often sung in a
foreign language.
A style of popular music that features a
strong driving beat.
A play which features songs as well as spoken
dialogue and dancing.
A style of music influenced by black Africans
who had been taken to America as slaves. As
well as work songs the sang sad songs.
This style of music often has 4 beats in a bar
and often follows a 12 bar pattern.
A style of American music, usually for the
piano. It features a strongly syncopated
melody which is played against a steady vamp.
A popular style of music; generally it‟s the
music enjoyed by today‟s young people.
ASSIGNMENT #85
Literacy Quiz I
Look at this piece of music. Match the twelve numbered features with the list below.
For example if you think number 1 is a crotchet F# write 1 in the box beside the word
crotchet F#. (Be careful, there are more concepts in the list below than needed!)
Minim “B” Dotted Minim “A”
One beat rest Crotchet “B”
Crotchet “G” Time Signature
Key Signature Double Bar line
Dotted Crotchet “G” Treble Clef
slur Dotted Minim “G”
Bar line tie
Dotted Crotchet “B” Anacrusis
1
11
3
10
4 7 6
9
12
8
2 5
ASSIGNMENT #86
Match The Concept I
Here is a collection of Musical Concepts that you have learned about in class.
Match Concepts from the box above with the Definitions printed in the table
below.
CONCEPT DEFINITION
Getting quieter
A “Tune A” “Tune B” “Tune A” structure.
A single note (or two) at the start of a piece
BEFORE the first beat in the bar.
The symbol that tells you to play the note a
semitone higher
A high pitched female voice
Get louder
An instrument with four strings, often played with a
bow that usually plays at a high pitch.
“very loud”
The symbol that tells you to play the note a
semitone lower
A high pitched male voice
ASSIGNMENT #87
Name The Notes I
Exercise 1: Name the notes in this scale:
Exercise 2: Name the notes in this well-known tune:
Now try playing the tune: what is it called?
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Exercise 3: Name the notes in this well-known tune:
Now try playing the tune: do you know what this tune is called?
______________________________________________________________________________
ASSIGNMENT #88
Structures & Forms I
When creating anything it is extremely important that you start off by creating a plan.
This applies to music too.
In your composing you will learn about various different plans that you can use.
Two of the most common plans are BINARY and TERNARY.
BINARY: A piece of music that is made up to two different sections: TUNE 1 & TUNE 2.
TERNARY: A piece of music that is made up to three different sections: TUNE 1, TUNE 2, TUNE 1
again.
Look at the two tunes printed below. Which one is in a BINARY form and which is
in a TERNARY form? (Try playing them; this will help you work out the form.)
Exercise 1: What is the form/structure of this tune? _____________________
Exercise 2: What is the form/structure of this tune? _____________________
ASSIGNMENT #89
Writing Music II
When writing music it needs to be done as neatly as possible; the information in a
piece of music is read, and has to be understood at very high speeds so neatness is
VERY important.
Copy this tune onto the empty music lines below.
Remember to copy every single piece of information
ASSIGNMENT #90
Dynamics I
Exercise 1:
Put the dynamic markings featured in the box above into the grid below. Write
each dynamic and its abbreviation beside what they mean in English.
DYNAMIC WORD ABBREVIATION ENGLISH MEANING
Very quiet
Quiet
Moderately quiet
Moderately loud
Loud
Very loud
Exercise 2:
What does crescendo mean? ___________________________________________________
Exercise 3:
Draw an example of a diminuendo.
ASSIGNMENT #91
Intervals I
Look at these two notes. Can you name them?
The first note is a G – the second note is a D. These two notes are a 5th apart. (G, A, B,
C, D) [When working out intervals remember your counting includes the first note as well
as the last note!]
What is the interval between the following two notes?
The first note is a C – the second note is a D. These two notes are a 2nd apart. (C, D)
What are the intervals created by these pairs of notes?
Exercise 1: These two notes are a ____________ apart.
Exercise 2: These two notes are a ____________ apart.
Exercise 3: These two notes are a ____________ apart.
ASSIGNMENT #92
Concept Detective Work I
In the table below are ten definitions that describe some of the concepts you
have been learning about. Can you identify the concepts from the clues you
have been given?
CONCEPT DEFINITION
A play with singing, dancing and dialogue.
When a musical phrase is played over again.
The music gradually gets faster.
When two or more instruments or voices play exactly
the same note.
A piece of music played by an orchestra with a solo
instrument.
The highest female voice.
A two beat note.
When the notes in a melody rise in pitch.
A person playing on their own, or with a group of
accompanying instruments.
The large keyboard instrument usually found in
churches: traditionally powered by wind being
pumped through the instrument.
A type of jazz, mainly performed on a piano which
features a syncopated right hand with a steady,
vamp in the left hand.
A fast flowing Scottish dance in Compound Time.
ASSIGNMENT #93
Key Signatures, Scales & Chords I
What is the name of each of these scales?
1. This is the scale of __________________________________________
2. This is the scale of __________________________________________
3. This is the scale of __________________________________________
4. This is the scale of __________________________________________
Write the following key signatures:
G Major F Major C Major
ASSIGNMENT #94
What’s The Genre? II
All the concepts you are required to learn are listed under one (or more) of the following
five headings.
STYLES MELODY/HARMONY RHYTHM/TEMPO TEXTURE/STRUCTURE/FORM TIMBRE/DYNAMICS
Identify which of the above headings applies to each of the concepts listed below:
CONCEPT HEADING
1. Canon
2. Vamp
3. Brass Band
4. Anacrusis
5. Reel
6. 4/4
7. Ternary
8. Scat Singing
9. Andante
10. Harpsichord
11. Reggae
12. Pedal
13. Jig
14. Syncopation
15. Concerto
16. Distortion
17. Imitation
18. Scale
19. Alto Voice
20. Middle 8
ASSIGNMENT #95
Literacy Quiz II
Look at this piece of music. Match the twelve numbered features with the list below.
For example if you think number 1 is a crotchet F# write 1 in the box beside the word
crotchet F#. (Be careful, there are more concepts in the list below than needed!)
Repeat Sign Quaver “F”
Quaver “A” Crotchet “F”
Crotchet “A” Semiquaver “G”
Minim “G” Time Signature
Bar line Treble Clef
Key Signature Semiquaver “E”
Two beat “F” Double Bar line
Dotted Quaver “G” Dotted Quaver “F”
1
11
3
10
4
7
6
9 12
8
2 5
ASSIGNMENT #96
Name The Style II
Below are a collection of different music styles.
Opera Latin American
Musical
Reggae
Match the STYLES listed above with the STYLE DEFINITIONS in the table below.
Style Style Definition
A piece for solo instrument and orchestra.
Popular music of Jamaican origin that combines
native styles with elements of rock and soul
music and is performed at moderate tempos with
the accent on the offbeat
A musical era that lasted from 1600 through to
1750. Bach and Handel were two of the most
famous composers of this period.
A type of popular music that came from the
U.S.A. during the late 1940s and early 1950s; it
is a combination of African-American styles such
as blues, boogie-woogie, jump blues, jazz, and
gospel music, together with Western swing and
country music.
Music of a nation: typical features the use of
Pentatonic Scales, Scotch Snap, Reel and
Strathspey
A jazz style from the 1930‟s, specifically related
to Big Band Jazz. Although this music is a style
of Jazz it features no improvisation because this
music was mainly for dancing to.
ASSIGNMENT #97
Name The Notes II
Exercise 1: Name the notes in this well-known tune.
Now try playing the tune: what is it called?
______________________________________________
Exercise 2: Name the notes in this well-known tune.
Now try playing the tune: what is it called?
______________________________________________
ASSIGNMENT #98
Define The Concept I
On the table below is a list of concepts: in the second column write a definition
explaining what each of the concepts mean.
Concept Definition
Concerto
Major (Tonality)
Syncopation
Imitation
Brass Band
Musical (Theatre)
Repetition
Accelerando
Solo
Choir
ASSIGNMENT #99
Writing Music III
When writing music it needs to be done as neatly as possible; the information in a
piece of music is read, and has to be understood at very high speeds so neatness is
VERY important.
Copy this tune onto the empty music lines below.
Remember to copy every single piece of information
ASSIGNMENT #100
Intervals II
Look at these two notes: can you name them?
The bottom note is C and the top note is G.
This creates the interval of a 5th. (C, D, E, F, G)
What are the intervals created by each of these pairs of notes?
Exercise 1: This interval is a/an ______________.
Exercise 2: This interval is a/an ______________.
Exercise 3: This interval is a/an ______________.
Exercise 4: This interval is a/an ______________.
Exercise 5: This interval is a/an ______________.
ASSIGNMENT #101
Key Signatures, Scales & Chords II
Exercise 1: Write the following key signatures:
C Major G Major A Minor
Exercise 2: Using the names in the wordbank at the bottom of the page, name the
following chords.
C Major G Major F Major A Minor
ASSIGNMENT #102
What Is Minimalism?
Through your composition work you have been studying a Contemporary/Modern
composition style called MINIMALISM.
Create a Spider Diagram detailing the WHO, WHAT, WHEN , WHERE and WHY of
MINIMALISM.
ASSIGNMENT #103
Repetition & Sequence I
Exercise 1:
What does the concept REPETITION mean? ___________________________
______________________________________________________________
What does the concept SEQUENCE mean? ____________________________
______________________________________________________________
Identify whether each of the following tunes is an example of REPETITION or
SEQUENCE.
Exercise 2: This is an example of ___________________________________
Exercise 3: This is an example of ___________________________________
Exercise 4: This is an example of ___________________________________
ASSIGNMENT #104
What’s The Genre III
All the concepts you are required to learn are listed under one (or more) of the following
five headings.
STYLES MELODY/HARMONY RHYTHM/TEMPO TEXTURE/STRUCTURE/FORM TIMBRE/DYNAMICS
Identify which of the above headings applies to each of the concepts listed below:
CONCEPT HEADING
1. Bassoon
2. Waulking Song
3. Atonal
4. Countermelody
5. Walking Bass
6. Arco
7. Rubato
8. Reverb
9. Glissando
10. Ritardando
11. Coda
12. A Cappella
13. Grace Note
14. Pibroch
15. Moderato
16. Symphony
17. Ground Bass
18. Homophonic
19. Aria
20. Bothy Ballad
ASSIGNMENT #105
Literacy Quiz III
Look at this piece of music. Match the twelve numbered features with the list below.
For example if you think number 1 is a crotchet F# write 1 in the box beside the word
crotchet F#. (Be careful, there are more concepts in the list below than needed!)
Quaver “B” Time Signature
Dotted Crotchet “F#” Dotted Crotchet “C#”
Treble Clef Key Signature
Bar line Double Bar line
Dotted Crotchet “F#” Quaver “A”
Fast tempo Dotted Minim “G”
Repeat Sign Crotchet “D”
Dotted Quaver “E” Dotted Quaver “F#”
1
11
3
10
4 7 6
9
12
8
2 5
ASSIGNMENT #106
Match The Concepts II
Here is a collection of Musical Concepts that you have learned about in class.
Match Concepts from the box above with the Definitions printed in the table
below.
CONCEPT DEFINITION
Getting louder
Rapidly alternating between two side-by-side notes.
Fast tempo
A flexible tempo, where the player gets slightly faster
and slower as the music dictates.
A bass line, often used in the Classical Era, that uses the
bottom note of the chord, then the top, the middle note,
the top note and back to the middle note.
Several instruments all playing their notes at exactly the
same time.
High-pitched male voice.
A three-part structure “A” “B” “A”
“Very loud”
A verse and chorus composition structure.
ASSIGNMENT #107
Note Naming III
Exercise 1: Write the notes, as semibreves, above each note name.
Now name the scale that you have just written: __________________________
Exercise 2: Write the notes, as semibreves, above each note name.
Now name the scale that you have just written: __________________________
Exercise 3: Write the notes, as semibreves, above each note name.
Now name the scale that you have just written: __________________________
ASSIGNMENT #108
Instruments of the Orchestra I
The instruments of the orchestra are categorised into 4 families or groups.
List the instruments from the box at the foot of the page into the correct
families in the table below.
STRINGS WOODWIND BRASS PERCUSSION
Flute Harp
Timpani Trumpet Tuba
Triangle
Oboe
Clarinet Cello
Violin
Bassoon Viola
French Horn
Double Bass
Glockenspiel
Xylophone
ASSIGNMENT #109
Writing Music IV
When writing music it needs to be done as neatly as possible; the information in a
piece of music is read, and has to be understood at very high speeds so neatness is
VERY important.
Copy this tune onto the empty music lines below.
Remember to copy every single piece of information
ASSIGNMENT #110
Key Signatures, Scales & Chords III
Exercise 1: Using the correct KEY SIGNATURE draw the scale of G Major using
MINIMS
Exercise 2: Using the correct KEY SIGNATURE draw the scale of C Major using
CROTCHETS
Exercise 3: Using the correct KEY SIGNATURE draw the scale of F Major using
QUAVERS
ASSIGNMENT #111
Intervals III
What are the intervals created by each of these pairs of notes?
Exercise 1: This interval is a/an ______________.
Exercise 2: This interval is a/an ______________.
Exercise 3: This interval is a/an ______________.
Exercise 4: This interval is a/an ______________.
Exercise 5: This interval is a/an ______________.
Exercise 6: This interval is a/an ______________.
ASSIGNMENT #112
Concept Detective Work II
In the table below are ten definitions that describe some of the concepts you
have been learning about. Can you identify the concepts from the clues you
have been given?
CONCEPT DEFINITION
A song from the farming community of the North East of
Scotland – usually humorous.
The term used to describe a „song‟ in an opera or
oratorio.
Getting slower.
A two-part composition “A” “B”
A musical phrase that is played over and over again.
Word setting where there are several notes to a syllable.
A celtic harp.
Very loud.
An accompanying melody played alongside the main
melody.
Off-beat rhythms.
The key that has one flat in its key signature.
The semiquaver, dotted quaver rhythm
often found in music from Scotland.
ASSIGNMENT #113
Time Signatures II
Insert the correct time signature in the appropriate place in each of the following
tunes and identify the key signature.
Exercise 1: Insert the missing time signature in the appropriate place.
What key is this piece in? (Name the key signature.) ______________________
Exercise 2: Insert the missing time signature in the appropriate place.
What key is this piece in? (Name the key signature.) ______________________
Exercise 3: Insert the missing time signature in the appropriate place.
What key is this piece in? (Name the key signature.) ______________________
Exercise 4: Insert the missing time signature in the appropriate place.
What key is this piece in? (Name the key signature.) ______________________
ASSIGNMENT #114
Structures & Forms II
1. Describe the structure of a piece of music written in BINARY form.
_________________________________________
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2. Describe the structure of a piece of music written in TERNARY form.
_________________________________________
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3. Describe the structure of a piece of music written in STROPHIC form.
_________________________________________
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ASSIGNMENT #115
Literacy Quiz IV
Look at this piece of music. Match the twelve numbered features with the list below.
For example if you think number 1 is a crotchet F# write 1 in the box beside the word
crotchet F#. (Be careful, there are more concepts in the list below than needed!)
Quaver “Bb” Treble Clef
One beat rest Crotchet “A”
Three beat “F” Key Signature
Quaver “G” Bar line
Crotchet “C” Quaver “C”
Minim “C” Dotted Minim “C”
Repeat Sign Time Signature
Double Bar line Anacrusis
1
11
3
10
4 7 6
9 12 8
2 5
ASSIGNMENT #116
What’s The Genre? IV
All the concepts you are required to learn are listed under one (or more) of the following
five headings.
STYLES MELODY/HARMONY RHYTHM/TEMPO TEXTURE/STRUCTURE/FORM TIMBRE/DYNAMICS
Identify which of the above headings applies to each of the concepts listed below:
CONCEPT HEADING
1. Grace Note
2. Pibroch
3. Chromatic
4. Simple Time 3/4
5. Strophic
6. Cadenza
7. Pedal (Note)
8. Pitch Bend
9. Rap
10. Perfect Cadence
11. Gospel
12. Sitar
13. Alberti Bass
14. Contrpuntal
15. Minimalist
16. Compound Time 6/8
17. Bongo Drums
18. Theme and Variation
19. Flutter Tonguing
20. Whole Tone Scale
ASSIGNMENT #117
Name The Notes IV
Exercise 1: Name the notes in this well-known tune.
Now try playing the tune: what is it called?
______________________________________________
Exercise 2: Name the notes in this well-known tune.
Now try playing the tune: what is it called?
______________________________________________
ASSIGNMENT #118
Define That Concept II
On the table below is a list of concepts: in the second column write a definition
explaining what each of the concepts mean.
Concept Definition
Bothy Ballad
Waulking Song
Atonal
Perfect Cadence
Rubato
Ritardando
Strophic
Walking Bass
Clarsach
Pizzicato
ASSIGNMENT #119
Writing Music V
When writing music it needs to be done as neatly as possible; the information in a
piece of music is read, and has to be understood at very high speeds so neatness is
VERY important.
Copy this tune onto the empty music lines below.
Remember to copy every single piece of information
ASSIGNMENT #120
Literacy Quiz V
Look at this piece of music. Match the seventeen numbered features with the list below.
For example if you think number 1 is a crotchet F# write 1 in the box beside the word
crotchet F#. (Be careful, there are more concepts in the list below than needed!)
Quaver “B” Bar line
Crotchet “F#” Semiquaver “G”
Semiquaver “A” Key Signature
Semiquaver “B” Double Bar line
Quaver “C” Quaver “A”
Time Signature One beat “G”
Repeat Sign Quaver “D”
Quaver “G” Quaver “F#”
1
11
3
10
4 6
9 12 8
2 5 7
Notes
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